Entries by Lyn

Local Services ‘increasingly threadbare’ – including planning

Planning departments hit hardest by staff shortages Planning departments are facing the worst workforce shortages, with eight out of 10 experiencing recruitment and retention issues, new research has revealed ahead of the budget. The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has warned that workforce shortages at the local level caused by strained budgets could undermine the Government’s […]

The UK is ‘dangerously underprepared’ for future energy crisis

The ECC, a high-level group of experts including representatives from Energy UK, CBI, Citizens Advice and National Energy Action, was established to review the impacts of the energy crisis on households and businesses and make recommendations to better equip the country to withstand possible future energy crises. They found that: British households and businesses were […]

A Source of Conflict in the Construction Industry

Retentions have been a source of conflict in the construction industry for too long. Their day is over. It is time for governments to act  Calum Melville is CEO of Edison Capital   Is there a strategy within the construction industry in Britain to drive contractors out of business? This is not some mad conspiracy […]

ZENTIA’S FISSION FAMILY: EXCEPTIONAL VALUE AND SUSTAINABILITY

  Zentia’s Fission family is made up of three of its most popular ceiling tiles. Offering perfectly balanced and affordable acoustic performance alongside a range of differing semi-bevelled visuals, it offers exceptional value for money across a wide range of interiors.   The Fission tile family is always in stock, as it is manufactured at […]

SFS CPD seminars doubling down on key industry topics

  As a specialist in all areas of the building envelope, SFS Group Fastening Technology has created a comprehensive selection of CPD seminars which are intended to offer architects and other specifiers valuable insights into relevant industry topics, embracing key issues such as sustainability, safety and structural stability. The RIBA approved presentations have been compiled […]

AI-Augmented Architecture

  Dewan Architects + Engineers is set to unveil its latest innovations in AI-augmented BIM and automation alongside some of the world’s leading technology innovators at the Autodesk University (AU) 2024 in San Diego, USA. This high-level event marks a significant milestone in Dewan’s digital transformation journey as the firm, celebrating its 40th anniversary this […]

School Closure should have been a ‘Flash Warning’

  A Norfolk MP has called for derelict city school to be transformed. Alice Macdonald, Labour MP for Norwich North, has urged County Hall to bring the Angel Road Junior School building back into use. The school suddenly closed down more than three years ago after tiles fell from the ceiling and could sit empty for another […]

New Homes Must Meet Area Demographics

  Propertymark has backed the Government’s reforms to the National Policy Planning Framework and other changes to the planning system but warns requirements need to be more area specific for each region. Responding to the Government’s consultation on planning reforms, the professional body highlighted concerns raised from a roundtable in September about what is working […]

Repurposed London Clay as low-carbon cement alternative

Funding for further trials of repurposed London Clay as low-carbon cement alternative   High Speed 2 London tunnels team Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture bags funding from Innovate UK’s £3.2M pot for trialling repurposed London Clay as an alternative to carbon-intensive Portland cement. The Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture (SCS JV) project is one of […]

Non-League Football Club To Decarbonise with RINNAI

  A Gloucestershire non-league football club is aiming to decarbonise the whole of its ablutions by installing a high temperature R290 heat pump solution for the DHW requirements in the club’s washrooms and showers.  The target for the football club is to reduce carbon by installing a state-of-the-art Rinnai commercial heat pump system. Rinnai produced […]